Today, many people feel like a battlefield in the community where they live. Because there are so many crimes, they are very scared when they leave home.
In a recent Gallup poll, 45% of Americans said they were afraid to walk around the neighborhood at night. And in big cities, more than three in four women said they were afraid to go out at night. Of all the problems facing society, Americans place CRIME at the top of the list, even over unemployment or high living costs. Do you have a good reason?
A study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology shows that it does. The study showed that the number of people killed in American cities is increasing so fast that "an American city boy born in 1974 is more likely to die from murder than an American soldier from World War II in the United States." combat. It may be almost impossible to believe, but the situation is so serious!
20,500 Americans were killed last year, more than twice as many in 1965, nine years earlier! At this rate of growth, there will be more than 40,000 murders per year in the early 1980s. In the 1980s, therefore, it can only take six or seven years for American murder victims to complete. 292,131 killed in battle in the United States during World War II!
Without a doubt, the threat of crime against our lives is real and growing.
Protection - today's topic
People's greatest concern was their safety and their property. A typical comment from a New York trader is: “I started my business 30 years ago and I was just worried about profits. Now my biggest worry is getting through the day without being robbed or losing my life.
In Louisville, Kentucky, a restaurant owner was robbed three times in six months, forcing him to hire armed security guards. "It's about paying for protection," he explains. Ordinary citizens also take similar measures, employ private guards and buy all kinds of security devices.
One of the results was a growing theft protection. It is estimated that there are about 6,000 manufacturers of protective equipment in the United States, compared to just 1,000 five years ago. Its annual sales are estimated at more than one billion dollars.
Many houses looked like fortresses. Exposed beams seal the windows and headlights illuminate the property. "I closed my house," said a Detroit widow. “I felt a little stuck at first, but you get used to it. It is a price that more and more people are willing to pay.
But many are also afraid to leave the house, as one Californian put it: “You would not dare leave your house in our city (25,000 people) exposed for a long time. Not a day goes by without someone being completely cleansed. In some cities, for example, people pay a "nanny" to protect their home when they go on vacation.
In most cases, it may be obvious where the risk of committing a crime lies, but this is not always the case.
Unexpected sources of danger?
For example, most murders are not committed by a "criminal element" such as thieves or robbers. On the contrary, almost a third of all victims are linked to their own killers. Another third are killed by friends or acquaintances, which means that only about a third of the victims are killed by strangers.
It is also important to note that murders often take place during holiday seasons such as Christmas. In addition, sociologist Martin Wolfgang found in a study of 588 murders in Philadelphia that about two-thirds of the victims died over the weekend. Speaking of which, Psychology Today pointed out, “It's no wonder they kill us while we're comfortable. After all, we are therefore with those who are most likely to kill us: our parents, our friends, and our drinking buddies. You noticed
You will also be surprised who committed the most crimes. It's the young people. In the United States, almost half (45%) of serious crimes: murder, rape, robbery, etc. - were committed by young people under the age of 18 last year. Children under the age of 15 commit more crimes than adults over the age of 25.
Older offenders fear even younger ones. A thief in Chicago said, “These young criminals are sick. They have no reason for what they are doing. And a New Yorker, who was attacked six times in four years, warned: "Beware of children, they are the most dangerous."
Police crime, like employee theft, may not be as visible, but it hurts most of us even more financially than traditional crimes. Norman Jaspan, a well-known expert on white-collar crime, says it "increases the cost of goods and services by up to 15%". But there are also the costs of organized crime, says New York special adviser Maurice Nadjari: "23 cents for every dollar we spend ends up in the pockets of organized crime."
Yes, crime not only threatens our safety, it "robs us of blindness".
